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Providers of business planning and scheduling software. Research companies offering various scheduling programs, including progress tracking programs, business planning calendar software, and other work scheduling tools.
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Planning and Scheduling Software
Keep projects on-time & on-budget! Easily control access, share information & manage tasks, issues & resources online! 30-Day Free Trial! Try Now!
www.quickbase.com
Attendance Tracking & Scheduling
Manage your employee time, attendance, & scheduling easily with TimeForce. Flexible time tracking options for any business. Dozens of useful reports.
Quick Tour | Overview | Request a Quote | View Demo
www.MyTimeForce.com
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Calendar Software
Easily create your calendar & more in less than 60 sec. Free Trial.
www.WebOffice.com
Scheduling Software
Lean planning for Food, Pharm & CPG Continuous improvement white papers
www.CDCSoftwareInc.com
Scheduling Software
Schedule rooms, people, resources & more from one simple interface
www.netsimplicity.com
Schedule Management
Fast Schedule Management Software. Drag and Drop to Make Schedules.
www.MultiCalendar.com
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Scheduling Software Directory
Compare scheduling software using Capterra's free, comprehensive directory.
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Microsoft People-Ready Business Software
People Drive Success. Learn How to Unlock the Potential of Your Workforce with People-Ready Business Solutions.
Microsoft.com/PeopleReadyBusiness
Appointment Software
Patient scheduling for clinics and hospitals. Download free trial.
Free Trial | Video | Web Demo | Request Call
SpectraSoft.com
Service Power: Planning & Scheduling Software
Provides workforce optimization software. Includes planning, scheduling and dispatch of field-based personnel completing multiple jobs per day.
Demo | Calculate Savings | Newsletter | Contact Us
servicepower.com
Resource Management Software
Hosted scheduling, time, expenses, billing, accounting integration, and analytics. Multi-currency. Designed for consulting organizations. Free trial.
Free Trial | Online Tours | Contact Us
www.projectorpsa.com
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SAP Management Software
Help Manage Your Business Solutions w/ Our Comprehensive ERP System.
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Routing & Scheduling
Advanced Routing & Scheduling For 5 or More Vehicles
www.InterGis.com
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ADESOFT
Software editor of professional scheduling and resource management solutions for training and services.
About Us | Products | Services | Contact Us
www.adesoft.com(Paid)
AEC Software: FastTrack Schedule
Software application for project planning and scheduling that can be used on a desktop, laptop or hand-held device.
www.aecsoft.com
Allied Time USA
Provider of electronic time clocks, computerized time clocks, employee attendance systems, payroll recorders, numbering time clocks, watchman clocks and time clock accessories.
www.alliedtime.com
Appointment Software
Patient scheduling for clinics and hospitals. Download free trial.
Free Trial | Video | Web Demo | Request Call
SpectraSoft.com (Paid)
AppointmentQuest Online Scheduling Software
Provider of online appointment scheduling software solutions for small businesses and professional practices.
Business Services | Pricing | Demo | About Us
www.appointmentquest.com(Paid)
Attendance Tracking & Scheduling
Manage your employee time, attendance, & scheduling easily with TimeForce. Flexible time tracking options for any business. Dozens of useful reports.
Quick Tour | Overview | Request a Quote | View Demo
www.MyTimeForce.com (Paid)
Categoric
Enables real-time collaborative communication within and between companies, manufacturers, distributors, transportation and logistics services, and retailers.
www.categoric.com
Cube Software
Company specializing in practical demand planning software for PCs and PC networks; software is based on Oracle Personal Express.
www.cubesoft.co.uk
DataModes, Inc.
Developer of fully integrated business application software systems. Software includes manufacturing, lot tracking, bill of lading, capacity planning, point-of-sale, wholesale and distribution, equipment sales and service, job costing, wood tre...
www.datamodes.com
eCal Corp.
Provider of the eCal(tm) Web-based calendaring and messaging system. eCal(tm) provides contact management, project management and address book integration; and task management, event management and e-mail integration. Products are sold to mult...
www.ecal.com
EZ-Book
Web-based office facility booking and scheduling system for meeting rooms, parking bays, audio-visual equipment, staff duties, sound studios and holiday houses. $79 per month.
www.ezbook.com
Fischer International Systems Corp.
Designer and developer of a family of software products for enterprise-wide global messaging and scheduling, directory services and computer security. TAO(tm) is a comprehensive global messaging, calendaring and scheduling system that runs prim...
www.fisc.com
Geac ERP
Provides mission-critical enterprise applications, such as financial administration and human resource functions, manufacturing, distribution and supply chain management.
www.erp.geac.com
GT Nexus
Offers shippers, freight forwarders, and transportation carriers a comprehensive suite of e-commerce solutions to optimize the flow of information and work across the entire global transportation value chain.
www.tradiant.com
H.B. Maynard & Co., Inc.
Developer of integrated manufacturing software specializing in material requirements planning, work measurement and standards, maintenance management and labor performance. The labor performance software determines efficiency by comparing worke...
www.hbmaynard.com
Logiplan
Software that simplifies the management of reservation centers by coordinating the planning, the production of schedules and the printing of contracts.
www.logiplan.com
Logistics Planning Associates, LLC
Provides a productive, efficient supply chain planning system for Windows, featuring integrated sales forecasting, DRP, MRP and MPS modules.
www.psiplanner.com
Microsoft People-Ready Business Software
People Drive Success. Learn How to Unlock the Potential of Your Workforce with People-Ready Business Solutions.
Microsoft.com/PeopleReadyBusiness (Paid)
Orbisoft Limited: Task Manager 2000
Software application that tracks time and productivity of teams and individuals for business tasks, projects and jobs.
www.orbisoft.com
PeopleCube Conference Room Scheduling Software
Providing on-demand, web based calendaring, event and resource scheduling solutions that help businesses optimize people, processes, and schedules.
www.peoplecube.com(Paid)
Peopleware Pro
Software solution for managing conferences, courses, corporate meetings and continuing education programs.
www.peopleware.com
Planning and Scheduling Software
Keep projects on-time & on-budget! Easily control access, share information & manage tasks, issues & resources online! 30-Day Free Trial! Try Now!
www.quickbase.com (Paid)
Project Scheduling Software - Replicon
Project and resource scheduling application that provides resource and project forecasting.
www.replicon.com(Paid)
RedEsoft: Resource Scheduler
Software application that provides multiple calendar and resource views to help companies track and control schedules.
www.redesoft.com
Resource Management Software
Hosted scheduling, time, expenses, billing, accounting integration, and analytics. Multi-currency. Designed for consulting organizations. Free trial.
Free Trial | Online Tours | Contact Us
www.projectorpsa.com (Paid)
Scheduling Software Directory
Compare scheduling software using Capterra's free, comprehensive directory.
Capterra.com (Paid)
Service Power: Planning & Scheduling Software
Provides workforce optimization software. Includes planning, scheduling and dispatch of field-based personnel completing multiple jobs per day.
Demo | Calculate Savings | Newsletter | Contact Us
servicepower.com (Paid)
TigrSoft
Provider of advanced planning and scheduling (APS) solutions.
www.tigrsoft.com
Valiant Communication, Inc.
Developer of guard scheduling, investigations, SBT accounting and payroll processing software; distributor of accounting software; and provider of custom applications software programming and software consulting services. Software runs on Windo...
www.valiant.com
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Calendar Software
Easily create your calendar & more in less than 60 sec. Free Trial.
www.WebOffice.com
Scheduling Software
Lean planning for Food, Pharm & CPG Continuous improvement white papers
www.CDCSoftwareInc.com
Scheduling Software
Schedule rooms, people, resources & more from one simple interface
www.netsimplicity.com

Guide to Planning and Scheduling Software

Find affordable, functional software to keep your business on track
By Toni Klym McLellan

As businesses grow, they also outgrow desktop calendars and dry-erase boards. This is particularly true if you or your staff frequently work off site. Whether you need to touch base occasionally or frequently, good planning and scheduling software centralizes the "where" and "when" components of doing business.

Good planning and scheduling software enables you to:

  1. Plan and forecast business developments and growth
  2. Schedule appointments for yourself and staff
  3. Set calendar reminders of important appointments and events
  4. Coordinate multiple schedules among employees


Action Steps

The best contacts and resources to help you get it done

For entrepreneurs with or without employees A few simple programs can run almost your entire business.

I recommend:  ACT! Contact management software (available for single users or corporate workgroups) and e-mail and calendar tool Microsoft Outlook remain the juggernauts of small business planning and scheduling. Check out SJR Productions' ACT! Add-on Store, featuring an advanced scheduling system add-on to the software. The GroupReady Web site offers a free trial of its office-wide time management and scheduling software.

Industry-specific software Get your particular needs met with software designed for your niche.

I recommend:  Landscaping businesses use Gopher billing and scheduling software. Construction companies use VirtualBoss. Businesses that frequently schedule customer appointments will value Web-based AppointmentQuest scheduling software. Or search through software by industry on the DMOZ site.

Read reviews and decide where to shop There's ample help finding reputable, user-friendly products through unbiased product reviews. Once you've settled upon the best product for your company, do a price comparison and choose a retailer with fast shipping and a solid return policy.

I recommend:  See reviews from PC Magazine. When you're ready to buy, search Yahoo! Shopping for either planning or scheduling software and find price comparisons and reviews of retailers. Major retailers such as CompUSA, OfficeMax, and Best Buy sell software both online and brick-and-mortar style.

Tips & Tactics

Helpful advice for making the most of this Guide
  • Talk to colleagues and competitors to learn what software works for them and ask for recommended retailers.
  • Many retailers offer sales tied to specific events like 'back to school,' Father's Day, or holiday giving; check fliers for deals around these times.
  • If the software you like best lacks a key feature, such as the ability to download to your PDA, call the manufacturer and ask if any software 'plug-ins' or downloads exist.
  • Check manufacturers' Web sites for coupons and special discounts.
  • Sign up for email updates from your software company to keep abreast of upgrades and special offers sent only to existing customers.
  • Ask retailers if they'll match or beat competitors' pricing or honor their coupons.
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Guide to Planning and Scheduling Software
By Toni Klym McLellan
Find affordable, functional software to keep your business on track.
As businesses grow, they also outgrow desktop calendars and dry-erase boards. This is particularly true if you or your staff frequently work off site. Whether you need to touch base occasionally or frequently, good planning and scheduling software ... Read more
Business Size (Employees)
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Your choices for planning software by business size (number of employees) include small business (0-100), mid-sized business (101-2500) and enterprise business (more than 2500).
  • If you have a small business (0-100), look for small business scheduling software that tracks attendance or schedules work or service calls.
  • A mid-sized business (101-2500) needs more robust business scheduling software and can use planning software to collaborate on strategy or project workflow.
  • Once your needs cross over into enterprise business (more than 2500), business scheduling software can be vital to communicating major initiatives and forecasting sales and productivity.
Applications
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Your choices include appointment management, employee time tracking, project management, and task management.
  • Appointment scheduling software is very good for appointment management -- keeping a calendar and setting up meetings and events within your company or with external parties.
  • Clocking in and out is now done completely electronically, and employee time tracking software coordinates it all.
  • A project management planning tool for project workflow is usually deadline-date oriented and thus a good use of planning software.
  • Day to day, use planning software for task management (like a to-do list) to keep on top of short-term goals.
Type
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Your choices include web based, desktop and mobile options.
  • Web-based software allows the deployment of complex applications without having to buy a server or the actual software upfront. Such an online planning and scheduling system can be software-as-a-service (SaaS) from an application-service provider (ASP), which are variations of the idea of on-demand or utility computing.
  • Larger businesses with investments in servers would likely buy desktop software versions of scheduling systems, which come pre-packaged on a disk to install and control locally.
  • Increasingly, an important feature of planning software is its ability to be manipulated on a mobile device, be it a handheld computer or mobile phone.
Features
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Your choices include collaboration, remote access and multiple licenses and may include a demo available.
  • Depending on the software, collaboration -- the ability to adjust and plan in the context of dozens of others -- has become a strong new feature set.
  • For employees on the road, PC remote access software is absolutely essential when considering planning and scheduling software. The ability to log on from a laptop while traveling keeps distant people in touch.
  • Software is normally sold in terms of "seats" or number of registered users with copies. Multiple licenses allow more than one person to use the same copy of planning and scheduling software programs.
  • It's important to ask if there is a demo available of scheduling programs to test their usefulness and compatibility with your systems. Demonstration licenses are free and typically last for 30 to 60 days.

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